Mac vs. PC for engineering?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>I'm planning on being a freshman Chemical or Electrical engineering student at Tufts this fall, and need to get a new computer.</p>

<p>I really like Mac's a lot, and was thinking of getting a Macbook Pro 13". Are there any software/compatibility issues that would put me at a disadvantage if I used a Mac? I really don't like Windows 8 lol. </p>

<p>Also, if any current engineering students could comment on their experience with using a Mac for engineering courses, that would be appreciated as well!</p>

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<p>Windows 7 for the win</p>

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<p>Either will be fine; I know plenty of engineers who use a Mac and plenty who use Windows (and some who use Linux, though generally not exclusively)</p>

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<p>I use a PC (and occasionally Ubuntu). Windows (especially 7 - not 8 or Vista) will be easiest to get any software you might want but you can get pretty much everything for Mac (or you can dual boot).</p>

<p>So Macs might be marginally more difficult but at the end of the day it really doesn’t matter.</p>